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Retro TV W/C 13th April 2007

Barry Murphy once more trawls the TV and radio guides (so you don’t have to) to find anything worth tuning into this week. All listings are for UK terrestrial TV, Freeview and national radio, with the shows running from Friday 13th April to Thursday 19th April.Highlights of the week:Stax Records 50th Anniversary. Saturday 14th April.BBC radio presents 2 shows this weekend in celebration of the 50th birthday of legendary Memphis record label Stax.

Film: Steptoe and Son Ride Again (1973) – BBC 2. 11.15pm – 12.50amBig screen comedy sequel. When rag-and-bone-men Steptoe and Son put their carthorse into retirement, Harold’s mission to buy a replacement has an unintended outcome.

The History of Psychedelia (1/4) – BBC Radio 6. 9.30pm – 10.00pmDavid Quantick takes a trip through the acid-drenched parallel universe of psychedelic music. The first of four parts to be broadcast every day this week.Tuesday 17th April

Behind the Velvet Rope – Studio 54 Uncovered – BBC Radio 2. 10.30pm – 11.30pmRecalling the halcyon days of history’s most famous dancefloor (according to the Radio Times).The History of Psychedelia (2/4) – BBC Radio 6. 9.30pm – 10.00pmDavid Quantick takes a trip through the acid-drenched parallel universe of psychedelic music.